May Parent Newsletter

Sheldon High School Families,

It's hard to believe we're in the final few weeks of the 2024-2025 school year! The month of May provides opportunities to finish strong, as well as commemorate our students for a great year.

While the month includes recognition for all of our students, we certainly highlight our Seniors as they approach the milestone of graduation. As the Class of 2025 takes their next steps, we look forward to celebrating their accomplishments and are excited to see them embody the Sheldon CSD mission of being positive, productive leaders and citizens.

As always, thank you for the support you provide to your Sheldon High School student in their academics, as well as their teams and activities!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact our HS Offices at (712)324-2501 or by email at nick.miller@sheldonschools.com.

Have a great day and GO ORABS!

Mr. Miller

Principal

Sheldon High School

Our Awards Day Program will take place on Tuesday, May 13 from 8:30-10:20am in the High School Auditorium. Parents and community members are welcome to attend. Seniors are asked to report to the Auditorium by 8:20am in business casual attire. Students in Grades 9-11 will report to TA at 8:20am and attend the Awards Day Program with their TA. Following the program, we will run a 2-hour late start bell schedule.

• Senior Calendar
• Tuesday, May 13 - Awards Day - 8:30am (HS Auditorium)
• Seniors arrive by 8:20, dress is business casual
• Friday, May 16 - All Edgenuity courses must be complete
• Friday, May 16 - Graduate Walk - 9:48-10:25am

• Seniors will walk the halls of East Elementary and Sheldon Middle School in their graduation robes
• Sunday, May 18 - Baccalaureate - 7:30pm (HS Auditorium)

• Presented by Sheldon Ministerial Association
• May 20-21 - Senior Final Exams

• See Final Exam Schedule below
• Seniors will be dismissed after 3rd Period on May 21
• Friday, May 23 - Graduation Practice - 9:00am (meet in HS Auditorium)
• Attendance required for students participating in Graduation
• Sunday, May 25 - Graduation - 2:00pm (HS Gymnasium)
• Seniors check-in to HS Library by 1:30pm

• Times highlighted in yellow are open campus opportunities for anyone not on the Grounded List

• If students are Grounded, these times are to be spent with specific teachers to make up missing assignments and tests

• Grounded List will be updated each day and communicated in the first TA session of the day.

• Students remaining in the building for lunch will report to their TA for the remaining 30 minutes

• Wednesday, May 21 - Seniors' Final Day
• Friday, May 23 - Final Day of School
• Sunday, May 25 - Graduation - 2:00pm (HS Gymnasium)

Sheldon CSD is again serving FREE summer meals to children 18 and under. Adults are welcome to come eat as well. Lunches will be served at East Elementary School from 11:30am-12:45pm, June 2 through August 15.

All lunch accounts must be paid in full by the last day of school (Friday, August 23). No negative balances may be carried over into the summer. Thank you for your attention to this!

The Spain Trip students are planning to run the ORAB "O" Driveway Painting Fundraiser this summer and will be collecting orders very soon. All proceeds go to the trip to students and donations are also accepted :) There are two sizes: large and medium and we are painting anywhere within the Sheldon school district boundaries including Archer, Ashton, and Matlock! Be on the lookout for this communication and contact Mrs. Wenthe (melissa.wenthe@sheldonschools.com) with any questions!

Congratulations to our E-Sports team on finishing the Spring Season 6-1! They await their playoff match next week to qualify for State!

Students in Computer Programming class programmed robots to navigate a specific course!

Physics class launched rockets, using their launch time to calculate acceleration, launch height, and other metrics!

Spanish II class hosted Market Day! Students brought crafts and yummy treats for classmates, setting up stands to practice buying and selling using the Spanish language

The Chemistry classes recently visited POET in Ashton to learn about the process of ethanol production, along with the other products they make!

Congratulations to our March Students of the Month!

• 9th - Natilie Schmith
• 10th - Evan Kirby
• 11th - David Cabrera
• 12th - Claire Paulsen

Our April/May Student of the Month Assembly will take place on Friday, May 9!

Households may fill out a Free & Reduced Price School Meals Application at registration or at any other time during the school year if there is a change in the financial situation at the home. If you have already received notification that you qualify for free or reduced meals for the 24-25 school year, it is not necessary to fill out an application.

Applications are available in English and Spanish in the following places:

• A paper application may be picked up in each school building office.
• An online application for download may be accessed on the school website: https://www.sheldonschools.com/page/free
• An online application may be submitted in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Choose "More" and then "Meal Benefits."

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Los hogares pueden completar una Solicitud de comidas escolares gratuitas o a precio reducido al registrarse o en cualquier otro momento durante el año escolar si hay un cambio en la situación financiera del hogar. Si ya recibió una notificación de que califica para recibir comidas gratuitas o reducidas para el año escolar 24-25, no es necesario completar una solicitud.

Las solicitudes están disponibles en inglés y español en los siguientes lugares:

• Se puede recoger una solicitud impresa en la oficina de cada edificio escolar.
• Se puede acceder a una solicitud en línea para descargar en el sitio web de la escuela: https://www.sheldonschools.com/page/free
• Se puede enviar una solicitud en línea en el Portal para padres de Infinite Campus. Elija "Más" y luego "Beneficios de comidas".

All parents and guardians have access to Campus Parent. This allows access to student grades, attendance and absences, seeing upcoming assignments and exams, as well as District Announcements and Lunch Account information. Please contact the high school office if you need help accessing Campus Parent. To download the app - search Campus Parent in the App Store or Google Play.

Students have access to all of their Sheldon High School courses through Google Classroom. If your student is having trouble locating an assignment, instructions or lesson plans when sick/absent, this is the best place to start.

If your student has questions related to a class or activity, please first encourage them to contact that staff member in person. Students have a 30-minute Intervention period each day (except Wednesdays) to check in with teachers, complete missing work, and receive extra support. If there are additional questions, click on the image to access the Sheldon High School staff directory.

See our website (sheldonschools.com) for:

• Parent Portal/Pay Schools (where you can check your student’s grades, attendance, lunch balance & pay fees)
• Daily announcements
• Weekly Friday bulletins
• ORAB newsletters at the end of the quarter

• See Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for announcements and other event information

If you would like to receive an electronic notification when sporting events occur and/or have been changed you can sign up at https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/sheldon

1. Click the green notifications button on the left side of the screen.
2. Enter appropriate information, and select the notifications you would like to receive and how you would like to receive them (email and/or text).